Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or EDV?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and EDV returned −10.8%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, COWZ or EDV?

COWZ charges 0.49% a year and EDV charges 0.05%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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COWZ vs EDV: how they differ

COWZ and EDV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.

Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and EDV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in COWZ	Only in EDV
QUALCOMM Inc 2.67%	United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%
Altria Group Inc 2.21%	United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%
ConocoPhillips 2.17%	United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%
CVS Health Corp 2.16%	United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03%	United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%
Ford Motor Co 2.01%	United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%
Uber Technologies Inc 2.01%	United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%
Pfizer Inc 2.00%	United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

COWZ and EDV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Pacer	Vanguard
What it is	US Cash Cows 100	Extended Duration Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+23.4%	−10.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.9 pts	−28.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.05%
Holdings	100	82

COWZ in plain words

COWZ is an index equity fund tracking the US Cash Cows 100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 21.2%. It sat 3.2% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

EDV in plain words

EDV is a bond fund tracking the Extended Duration Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −10.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 57.3% below its high of Mar 9, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or EDV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and EDV returned −10.8%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, COWZ or EDV?: COWZ charges 0.49% a year and EDV charges 0.05%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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